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Canada’s Minister of International Development…

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia : Canada’s Minister of International Development, the Honourable Harjit Sajjan is the new Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Minister…

Second Global Parliamentary Summit reaches…

Valparaíso- The Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition closed on Friday in Chile with a new Global Parliamentary Pact to work towards the transformation of agrifood systems…

Athletics : Special Olympics 2023 begins in…

(AXIOS) Thousands of people celebrated the opening of the 2023 Special Olympics Summer World Games on Saturday in Berlin with an opening ceremony and traditional parade of athletes. The gathering is…

Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from…

TOKYO (AP): Japan’s parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world’s lowest, amid calls for…

Canada Supreme Court upholds accord that sends…

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Supreme Court upheld Friday an immigration agreement between the United States and Canada that says asylum seekers must apply in the first country they arrive in. The 2002 Safe…

Tropical Storm tracker: 4 Tropical Waves Being…

There are four tropical waves being monitored in the Atlantic basin, including one in the Caribbean. On Thursday, the National Hurricane Center issues an advisory for one of those waves, which is…

Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth

ORLANDO, Florida (AP): UNITED STATES Olympic champion sprinter, Tori Bowie, died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report. Bowie, who won three medals at the 2016 Rio de…

Tory Lanez sentencing on Megan Thee Stallion…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tory Lanez's sentencing for shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was delayed on Tuesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford accepted the defences…

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges

MIAMI (AP): Donald Trump became the first former president of the United States to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts…

Trump indictment unsealed in documents case

MIAMI (AP): President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. The indictment marks the first time in US history that a former president…

Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after being…

LONDON (AP) — Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that he's quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament. Johnson quit after receiving the…

Join the military, become a citizen: Uncle Sam…

WASHINGTON (AP) When Esmita Spudes Bidari was a young girl in Nepal, she dreamed of being in the military, but that wasn't a real option in her country. Last week, she raised her right hand and took…

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson dies at 93

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (AP) — Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make…